# List of accolades received by The Matrix film series

This is a list of awards and nominations received by The Matrix franchise. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film. It spawned three sequels, two of them filmed and released in the same year, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. A third sequel, The Matrix Resurrections, was released on December 22, 2021. The first three films were written and directed by The Wachowskis and starred Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. The fourth film was written by Lana Wachowski, David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon, was directed by Lana Wachowski and starred Reeves and Moss.

## The Matrix (1999)

| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | Best Film Editing | Zach Staenberg | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Sound | Nominees: John T. Reitz Gregg Rudloff David E. Campbell David Lee | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Sound Editing | Dane A. Davis | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Visual Effects | Nominees: John Gaeta Janek Sirrs Steve Courtley Jon Thum | Won |
| Amanda | Best Foreign Feature Film | The Wachowskis | Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors | Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic | Zach Staenberg | Won |
| Art Directors Guild | Excellence in Production Design Award for a Feature Film | Nominees: Owen Paterson Michelle McGahey Hugh Bateup | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Nominees: John Gaeta Steve Courtley Janek Sirrs Jon Thum | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Sound | Nominees: David Lee John T. Reitz Gregg Rudloff David E. Campbell Dane A. Davis | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Bill Pope | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Editing | Zach Staenberg | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Production Design | Owen Paterson | Nominated |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Film Music Award | Don Davis | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | Theatrical: Best Actor | Laurence Fishburne | Nominated |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor: Action/Science Fiction | Keanu Reeves | Won |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actor: Action/Science-Fiction | Laurence Fishburne | Won |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actress: Newcomer (Internet Only) | Carrie-Anne Moss | Nominated |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Villain | Hugo Weaving | Nominated |
| Bogey Awards | In Gold | — | Won |
| Brit Awards | Best Soundtrack | Don Davis | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film | Nominees: John T. Reitz Gregg Rudloff David E. Campbell David Lee | Won |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film | Kym Barrett | Nominated |
| Csapnivalo Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Keanu Reeves | Won |
| Csapnivalo Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Carrie-Anne Moss | Won |
| Csapnivalo Awards | Best Visual Effects | — | Won |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | 2003 Artistic Achievement Award | — | Won |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | 2001 Video Premiere Award- Best Original Retrospective Documentary | Josh Oreck | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Debut | Carrie-Anne Moss | Won |
| Empire Awards | Best Film | — | Won |
| Golden Screen | Golden Screen Award | — | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Action | — | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Art and Commerce | — | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Edit | — | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best of Show | — | Won |
| Grammy Awards | Best Soundtrack Album | — | Nominated |
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Wachowskis | Nominated |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Laurence Fishburne | Nominated |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Motion Picture | — | Nominated |
| Japan Academy Prize | Best Foreign Film | — | Nominated |
| Key Art Awards | Best of Show - Audiovisual | — | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Visual Effects | John Gaeta | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Editing | Zach Staenberg | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Production Design | Owen Paterson | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Original Screenplay | The Wachowskis | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Male Performance | Keanu Reeves | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Movie | — | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Action Sequence- For the rooftop/helicopter sequence | — | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Duo | Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Breakthrough Female Performance | Carrie-Anne Moss | Nominated |
| Mainichi Film Concours | Best Foreign Language Film | The Wachowskis | Won |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing - Effects & Foley | Nominees: Dane A. Davis Thom Brennan Julia Evershade Eric Lindemann David Grimaldi Susan Dudeck Valerie Davidson Nancy Barker David McRell Barbara Delpuech Frank Long Noel McIntosh John Roesch Hilda Hodges Eric Lindemann John T. Reitz Gregg Rudloff David E. Campbell Kevin E. Carpenter Mary Jo Lang Carolyn Tapp | Won |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADR | Nominees: Dane A. Davis Charles W. Ritter Julia Evershade Susan Dudeck | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic) | Nominees: Lori L. Eschler Zigmund Gron Jordan Corngold | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Overall DVD (for Trilogy boxset) | — | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Visual Effects | Nominees: Steve Courtley Brian Cox John Gaeta | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | Best Director | The Wachowskis | Won |
| Saturn Award | Best Science Fiction Film | — | Won |
| Saturn Award | Best Actor | Keanu Reeves | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | Best Actress | Carrie-Anne Moss | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | Best Costumes | Kym Barrett | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | Best Make-Up | Nominees: Nikki Gooley Bob McCarron Wendy Sainsbury | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | Best Special Effects | Nominees: John Gaeta Janek Sirrs Steve Courtley Jon Thum | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor | Laurence Fishburne | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | Best Writer | The Wachowskis | Nominated |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Nebula Best Script | The Wachowskis | Nominated |

## The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | 2004 Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award- Male | Clayton Watson | Nominated |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | 2003 Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award- Female | Monica Bellucci | Nominated |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Film Music Award | Don Davis | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | Film- Best Supporting Actress | Gloria Foster | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Action | — | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Voice-over | — | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Keanu Reeves Hugo Weaving | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | Keanu Reeves Monica Bellucci | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards, Mexico | Sexiest Hero | Keanu Reeves | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley | Nominees: Dane A. Davis Julia Evershade Thom Brennan Eric Lindemann Michael Edward Johnson Andrew Lackey Mark Larry Richard Adrian Michael W. Mitchell | Nominated |
| Razzie Awards | Worst Director | The Wachowskis | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Overall DVD | — | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie | — | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actor | Keanu Reeves | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actress | Jada Pinkett-Smith | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout Movie Actress | Monica Bellucci | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Fight | Keanu Reeves Hugo Weaving | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in Any Medium | Nominees: John Gaeta Dan Glass Adrian De Wet Greg Juby | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture | Nominees: Kim Libreri George Borshukov Paul Ryan John Gaeta | Nominated |
| World Stunt Awards | Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman | Debbie Evans | Won |
| World Stunt Awards | Best Fight | Nominees: Ousaun Ela Tiger Hu Chen David Leitch Brad Martin David No Chad Stahelski Marcus Young | Nominated |
| World Stunt Awards | Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman | Debby Lynn Ross | Nominated |
| World Stunt Awards | Best Stunt Coordination Feature Film | Nominees: Glenn Boswell David R. Ellis R.A. Rondell | Nominated |

## The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Saturn Awards | Best Costumes | Kym Barrett | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Science Fiction Film | — | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Special Effects | Nominees: John Gaeta Kim Libreri George Murphy Craig Hayes | Nominated |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Film Music Award | Don Davis | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | Film: Best Supporting Actress | Mary Alice | Nominated |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Laurence Fishburne | Nominated |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Nona Gaye | Nominated |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Jada Pinkett-Smith | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Visual Effects | Nominees: John Gaeta Kim Libreri George Murphy Craig Hayes | Nominated |
| Razzie Awards | Worst Director | The Wachowskis | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Overall DVD | — | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie | — | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actor | Keanu Reeves | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actress | Carrie-Anne Moss | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Fight | Keanu Reeves Hugo Weaving | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture | Nominees: John Gaeta Kim Libreri George Murphy Craig Hayes | Nominated |

## The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

| Award | Date of the ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 13, 2022 | Best Visual Effects | The Matrix Resurrections | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 19, 2022 | Best Stunt Coordination | The Matrix Resurrections | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | February 19, 2022 | Best Visual Effects | The Matrix Resurrections | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | February 27, 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | The Matrix Resurrections | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 17, 2022 | Best Visual Effects | Dan Glass, Huw J. Evans, Tom Debenham, and J. D. Schwalm | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | March 8, 2022 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Dan Glass, Nina Fallon, Tom Debenham, Huw J Evans, James Schwalm | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | March 8, 2022 | Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project | JD Schwalm, Brendon O'Dell, Michael Kay, Pau Costa Moeller | Nominated |